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chap 14
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| climate | The log term weather effects of land or region |
| specific | the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temp |
| rain shadow | unique patterns in rain fall |
| micro-climate | is a localized climate that is different from other climates |
| ice age | are long term about millions of years on earth that cover the earth in glacier and ice |
| inter-glaciers | the warm periods of time during the ice age |
| oscillation | the combined ocean and atmosphere during inter glaciers |
| monsoon | a wind circulation pattern on the earth |
| drought | a dry land or lake that has all water drained form it |
| global warming | the rise of temperature due to earth lack of glaciers |
| green house gasses | gasses in the atmosphere that absorb the radiation |
| deforestation | the large scale of cutting and burning forest |
| GCM | The complex changes in the future |